GLOSSARY. 



.Egitfiogxathous. — The skull having the maxillo-palatine processes 

 separated by a cleft, and the vomer truncated in front, narrow 

 behind. Examples, perching birds. 

 After Shaft. — Supplementary shaft of feather (long in Emu) 

 Anisodactyl — Unequal toed." 

 Auricular. — Pertaining to the ear. 

 Axilla. — Arm-pit. 



Bastard Wing. — Group of short, stiff' feathers growing on pollex or thumb. 

 Bifid.— Two cleft. 

 C.ECUM. — Part of intestine. 

 Callosity.— Hardened part. 

 Casque —Helmet. 



Cere. — Membrane at base of upper mandible. 

 Cnemial. — Pertaining to the tibia. 

 Commissure.- — Corner of mouth ; frequently applied to whole line of 



closure of the bill. 

 Contour Feathers. — Body feathers. 

 Coriaceous. —Leathery . 

 Corvixe. — Crowdike. 



Culmex. — Highest middle lengthwise line of upper mandible. 

 Culminicorn. — Horny covering to culmen. 

 < .'uxeate — Wedge shape. 

 Cutaneous. — Skin like. 



Dertrum.— Swollen tip of bill. 



Desmognathous. — The skull having the maxillo-palatine processes united 

 to form a bony roof to the palate ; the vomer truncated in front, 

 small or obsolete. Example, duck. 



Emarginated. — Notched. 



Epignathous. — Hook-billed. 



Femur.— Bone above tibio-tarsus. 

 Fossa. — Groove. 



Furcate. — Forked. 



FURCULA. — " Wishing bone " of breast. 



I rAPE. — Line of commissure of mandible. 



Gibbous. — Swollen. 



GoNYS (Genys).— Under middle line of lower mandible from junction of 



prongs to tip. 

 Gorget. — Metallic throat- plate. 



I luLAR.— Pertaining to region of middle throat. 



Hallux. — Hind toe. 



Holoriitsal. — Nasal bone unsplit. 



[NTERRAMAL. — In fork of lower jaw. 



INTERSCAPULUM. — Between shoulders. 



Lamellae. — Thin plates. 



Lanceolate. — Tapering. 



Latericorx. — Horny side plate of bill. 



